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September 27, 2026

Leveraging Verification to Create the Future of Benefits Eligibility: Why Purpose-Built Verification Is the Foundation for Modernizing Human Services Administration

We are in a unique moment in history. The mandated, expanded H.R. 1 requirements are not only a shift in policy, but a stress test for the entire public benefit infrastructure.

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What Hunger Action Month Means to Me This Year

Every September, Hunger Action Month asks something simple: pay attention. Notice hunger, talk about it, and take action to help.

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Missouri Partners with SteadyIQ to Implement H.R. 1 Eligibility Changes

Missouri Department of Social Services relies on long-term, purpose-built verification partner, SteadyIQ, to support expanded income and community engagement requirements taking effect January 1, 2027

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Don’t Miss Out on Federal Grant Funding to Underwrite and Prove New Verification Approaches - Apply by August 19

For state health and human services agencies, the landscape of benefit administration is shifting rapidly.

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Get it Right the First Time: SteadyIQ’s Purpose-Built Verification Solution is Designed to Reduce Error Rates and Deliver Benefits Faster

One year after the passage of H.R. 1, state agencies are under immense pressure to reduce error rates, enhance and increase their verifications, and implement new and expanded policies across both SNAP and Medicaid - all while the threat of enormous financial penalties looms if states can’t get it right and can’t do it at mega speed.

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United Way of Greater Kansas City Partners with SteadyIQ to Streamline Income Verification for Community Assistance Programs

Kansas City, MO — United Way of Greater Kansas City (UWGKC) has entered into a partnership with SteadyIQ to strengthen how income is verified across its financial assistance programs, improving access to critical safety net services for families and individuals facing financial hardship.

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More with Less? Confronting the New Reality in Public Benefits

In human services, the old adage to “do more with less” feels like just that—old. For years, human services leaders have been asked to deliver...

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An Open Banking Path to Public Benefits

In recent years, “open banking” – in which third-party financial service providers securely share consumers’ financial data, with their explicit consent – has taken hold in the finance sector.

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Missouri officials tout new digital platform verifying social service program income

Staffers at the Missouri Capitol were abuzz last month when NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal spent time posing for photographs and shaking hands in the historic House Lounge.

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Benefits applications simplified with partnership between state, SteadyIQ

Applying for state benefits will be faster and easier for gig workers thanks to a new tech partnership.

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Shaquille O’Neal Steps Into $556 Billion Industry With Missouri Government: What Is the Project About?

From the hardwood to the business sector, Shaquille O’Neal knows how to make an impact.

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Shaquille O’Neal Visits Missouri Governor’s Office After Getting Hilariously Ditched by Louisiana Politician

While Louisiana is thawing out of that cold snap, their giant hero is warming up Missouri.

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Missouri embraces new technology to streamline DSS benefit applications

Shaq was welcomed by Gov Kehoe at the Capitol. He co-founded the APP, SteadyIQ to help state agencies streamline income verification for SNAP, TANF and Medicaid.

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Shaquille O'Neal visits Jefferson City

The retired basketball player visited the Truman Building, had lunch at the Governor's Mansion and stopped by the State Capitol on Friday, Jan. 24.

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Shaquille O'Neal visits Missouri capital

Basketball star Shaquille O'Neal visited the Missouri capital in Jefferson City on Friday.

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Inside Missouri’s push to help gig workers access benefits more easily

Once a hallmark of American work culture, the conventional office job model has given way to more gig and freelance work in the U.S.

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State of Missouri Taps Tech to Modernize Benefits Applications for the Future of Work

Ambitious new initiative leverages consent-based platform from SteadyIQ to help state agencies streamline income verification after successful pilot program

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Missouri Tackles Gig Economy Benefits to Speed Up Payments

Missouri is joining other states tackling income verification for the gig economy, investing in new tech backed by basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal...

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Verifying income for public benefits is about to get easier in Missouri

The Missouri Department of Social Services announced plans to adopt SteadyIQ, a service that simplifies the process of income verification, especially for gig workers.

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Steady Ranks No. 86 on the 2022 Inc. 5000 Annual List

NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, Inc. revealed that Steady is No. 86 overall and No. 7 in financial services on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America.

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Louisiana taps income-verification tool to solve UI benefits woes

Hundreds of Louisiana residents have downloaded the app to verify their income with the state in the past few weeks, the company said.

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New Data Shows Workers With Lowest Income Suffer Longest Wait Times for Unemployment Insurance

Gig and part-time workers who earn less than $20,000 are waiting four months or more for unemployment benefits, according to national analysis from Steady

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Opinion - CNBC Work Op-ed: Here comes more Covid stimulus, and the unemployment fraudsters who prey on it

Here comes another Covid stimulus unemployment boost. Expect the fraud headlines to follow.

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